Ella Langley tops Hot 100 May 23

Ella Langley opened the new Billboard Hot 100 week with the chart’s top two songs, according to Billboard’s ranking dated May 23, 2026. “Choosin’ Texas” held at No. 1 for a 10th week, while “Be Her” remained at No. 2. Billboard’s chart pages and Hot 100 countdown video for the week both showed Langley occupying the top two positions. The May 23 chart extends a run that Billboard has been documenting for months. “Choosin’ Texas” first reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in February, giving Langley her first leader on the all-genre chart. Billboard said the song’s latest week at No. 1 pushed it into the small share of Hot 100 leaders that have reached double-digit weeks on top. (billboard.com) ### How unusual is it for one country artist to hold No. 1 and No. 2 at once? Billboard said last week that Langley became the first woman known primarily for recording country music to hold the Hot 100’s top two spots simultaneously in the chart’s 67-year history. That feat began when “Be Her” climbed to a new No. 2 peak while “Choosin’ Texas” was in its ninth week at No. 1. The May 23 chart kept that exact 1-2 order intact for a second straight week. (billboard.com) The Billboard artist page for Langley lists “Choosin’ Texas” with 10 weeks at No. 1 and “Be Her” with a No. 2 peak. The same page also shows other 2026 chart entries, including “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with Morgan Wallen and “Bottom Of Your Boots,” underscoring how much of the current chart cycle has been tied to Langley’s catalog. ### What kept “Choosin’ Texas” on top for 10 weeks? (billboard.com) Billboard’s country bulletin for the tracking week said “Choosin’ Texas” added a 25th week at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs with 27.8 million streams, 48.1 million in radio audience and 7,000 sold in the May 8-14 period. Billboard tied those numbers to the song’s 10th week atop the Hot 100. (billboard.com) Billboard has also framed the song as a rare crossover country hit. When “Choosin’ Texas” first hit No. 1 in February, Billboard said it was Langley’s first Hot 100 leader and noted that Miranda Lambert, one of the song’s writers, also reached the chart’s top spot in that role for the first time. ### Where do the ACM Awards fit into this chart run? (bulletins.billboard.com) Billboard reported on May 17 that Langley swept her seven nominations at the 2026 ACM Awards, including female artist of the year. In a separate report, Billboard said those seven wins set an all-time ACM single-year record, breaking the previous mark of six shared by Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Chris Stapleton. (billboard.com) The awards came just before the new Hot 100 week posted. Billboard also noted that Langley performed “Be Her” acoustically on the ACM telecast, giving the No. 2 song an awards-show showcase as her chart run continued. ### Who else is near her on the May 23 chart? Billboard’s May 23 homepage chart snapshot listed Olivia Dean at No. 3 with “Man I Need” and Bruno Mars at No. 4 with “I Just Might.” Billboard’s Hot 100 countdown video also said Olivia Dean placed two songs in the top 10 and Bruno Mars placed two songs there as well. (billboard.com) The next Billboard chart refresh will follow the May 23 ranking on Billboard’s weekly charts pages. (billboard.com) For now, the published standings show Langley at No. 1 with “Choosin’ Texas” and No. 2 with “Be Her,” with the 10-week total now attached to the song leading the chart. (billboard.com)